Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Woodward's (WWD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.67% in Q1 2026, up 430.0% year-on-year from 3.15% in Q1 2025, and up 11.95% on a QoQ basis from 14.9% in Q4 2025.
Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Woodward (WWD) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.67% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 430.0% year-over-year to 16.67% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 16.67%, a 430.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.33%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 16.67%, up from 14.9% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for WWD reached as high as 16.67% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 5.65% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.13% across 5 years, with a median of 11.57% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 592 bps in 2024 and sank 59 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 6.28% in 2022, then soared by 53 bps to 9.62% in 2023, then advanced by 28 bps to 12.29% in 2024, then gained by 21 bps to 14.9% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 16.67% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 16.67% in Q1 2026, 14.9% in Q4 2025, and 12.72% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 374.10 Bn | 364.75 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 5.60% |
| 2 | Rtx | 290.22 Bn | 281.92 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 168.50 Bn | 148.47 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.34 Bn | 129.55 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 113.40 Bn | 110.96 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.29 Bn | 98.96 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 76.60 Bn | 74.29 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.15% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 73.05 Bn | 69.17 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 51.78 Bn | 51.19 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.10% |
| 10 | Woodward | 21.65 Bn | 21.15 Bn | 315.91 Mn | 16.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.25% |